Her 20-point win in the primaries was built on support from three groups: baby-boomers, women of all stripes and independents.

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Confederation chiefs called for a cut of half a percentage point cut in interest rates to support UK industry, the first time for three years they have demanded such a big reduction.

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Forty-three percent said the shootings in Connecticut make them more likely to support gun control laws, a 15-point increase from January 2011 following the Arizona gun rampage that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

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Stephanie Cutter is leaving the Treasury Department, where she has served as one of Secretary Timothy Geithner's most senior advisers during the financial crisis, to be the point person for mobilizing public support for Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice David Souter, three senior administration officials said.

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